Structural Design & Analysis

The format of the building's structure  (concrete, reinforced concrete, metal or composite construction, masonry, wood construction), the model analysis (static and dynamic - seismic / earthquake control and engineering) and finally the model dimensioning compose perhaps the most important process of the design stage, mainly because it relates to the safety of the building against seismic and statical loads. The structural design for a building must ensure that it is able to stand up safely and able to function without excessive deflections or movements - which may cause fatigue of structural elements, cracking or failure of fixtures, fittings or partitions, or discomfort for occupants. It must account for movements and forces due to temperature, creep, cracking and imposed loads. It must also ensure that the design is practically buildable within acceptable manufacturing tolerances of the materials. It must allow the architecture to work, and the building services to fit within the building and function (air conditioning, ventilation, smoke extract, electrics, lighting etc.). The structural design of a modern building can be extremely complex, and often requires a large team to complete.

Our company specializes in the structural design of any type of structure (buildings of concrete or/and steel, water towers, cranes, pile foundations, shotcrete etc.) and our engineers have proven experience of high demanding projects in Greece and abroad. Due to our modern software we can offer best price on the market for the high quality of analysis and formwork drawings. Every single project is considered to be a unique one, so there is no standardization on our work - except of some drawing patterns - our structural deisign is still a "tailor made" project.

All our drawings cover the level of final implementation requirements, we provide full implementation details of reinforcement, formwork, construction of nodes, connections etc.

We use the most modern seismic analysis programs, and carefully perform extensive testing on the output results (which intersect with parallel controls and frequent use of FEA). Finally, we explore design alternatives and plan all projects "by hand" skipping at this point the computer automation, which can lead to fatal errors.